Wolli Creek railway station

Wolli Creek
Station entrance in 2018
Location	Brodie Spark Drive, Wolli Creek
Coordinates	33°55′42″S 151°09′14″E / 33.92831667°S 151.154025°E / -33.92831667; 151.154025Coordinates: 33°55′42″S 151°09′14″E / 33.92831667°S 151.154025°E / -33.92831667; 151.154025
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Airport Illawarra
Distance	7.30 kilometres from Central
Platforms	4 (2 side, 1 island)
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground Below ground
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	WOC
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	21 May 2000
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2013	2,800 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Rank	90
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Arncliffe toward Waterfall or Cronulla Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Tempe toward Bondi Junction Turrella toward Revesby or Macarthur Airport & South Line Local services International Airport toward City Circle Revesby toward Macarthur Airport & South Line Express services Preceding station NSW TrainLink Following station Hurstville toward Kiama South Coast Line Redfern toward Bondi Junction

Wolli Creek railway station is located at the junction of the Airport and Illawarra lines, serving the Sydney suburb of Wolli Creek. It is served by Sydney Trains T4 Illawarra line, T8 Airport & South line services and NSW TrainLink South Coast line services.

History[]

Wolli Creek station was built as part of the Airport line opening on 21 May 2000. The name derives from a local creek branching from the Cooks River, and Wolli Junction is the name of the original junction point for the East Hills line from the Illawarra line at this site. In the initial concept for the Airport Line, no station was to be provided at this site, however the State Rail Authority decided to construct a station here as an interchange point with the new Airport line and the Illawarra line.^[2]

The station, unlike the others built on the line, was constructed with government finance and hence is owned by the Transport Asset Holding Entity. In the initial concept and design phase, the station was named North Arncliffe, however this was changed to Wolli Creek in 1998.^[3] During construction, a set of points allowing the cross-over of trains from the Illawarra local lines to the Illawarra main lines was moved further south.

A secondary motivation was to promote urban renewal around the station site. The station is located on a former industrial site and siding, and the area around the station was occupied by light industrial businesses when the station opened. Since the station's opening, the suburb has been significantly redeveloped with high density housing which as of 2015 is ongoing. As part of this development, the Airport line platforms have been partially covered over.^[4]

Platforms & services[]

Transport links[]

Transit Systems operate one route from Wolli Creek station:

• 348: to Prince of Wales Hospital^[8]

Trackplan[]

Track arrangement at Wolli Creek

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Wolli Creek railway station, Sydney at Wikimedia Commons

• Wolli Creek Station at Transport for New South Wales (Archived 9 April 2020)